It was adapted by George Axelrod (who also co-wroteThe Seven Year Itch (1955)that also starred Marilyn Monroe) from the 1955 Broadway hit play by William Inge.[Note: It was the only film that brought together Swedish star Greta Garbo (in one of her earliest sound films) and John Barrymore, nicknamed "The Great Profile.When Mildred has finished her gargling, toothbrushing and beauty routine, she leaves the bathroom.His wife Amelia enters to ask the logical question, making him look like an idiot by pointing to the now-vacant bathroom mirror:Amelia: What kind of tomfoolery are you up to now?Harold: I""m shaving.The black centaurette was first abruptly cut from the film and as echnology improved, the scene was edited or ""resized"" by zooming in on the frames with the character in them so that she was not seen in the shot.He first practices his golf swing, hitting himself in the head.Next, he attempts to get financial support for a movie from his script about one of his highly improbable adventures.